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HSC GEOGRAPHY - URBAN PLACES
HSC GEOGRAPHY - URBAN PLACES
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A HSC Geography Quiz for Quick Revision of the topic Urban Places
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1
Define
spatial patterns of advantage and disadvantage
policies that encourage higher population densities
Location of residential, commercial and industrial land
Defence of luxury lifestyles restricting spatial access
2
The theories of Dominance and Dependence are called.....
The Hierarchy of World Cities and Triadization
GaWC Theory and Dominant, Secondary, Major Theory
Dominance Theory and Dependence Theory
Central Place Theory and World Systems Theory
3
Economic Authority of World Cities includes:
Key locations for financial services
Key locations for specialised service firms
Key locations for markets offering goods and services
Command points of global economy
4
Which of the following are mega cities?
Mumbai, Cairo, Sydney
Jakarta, Beijing, Dhaka
Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Tokyo
Manila, Athens, Lagos
5
Define
The economic and cultural authority of a world city
Nature, character and spatial distribution of world cities
The spatial articulation of a world city
Process of interaction & integration among different nations
6
Define
An 'self-contained’residential district
The deterioration of the built environment
Movement away from inner city towards outer urban areas.
Movement of people out of urban areas back to rural areas
7
Global networks of world cities include the movement of.....
Trade, fashion, food
Money and people
Governments, ships, planes
Capital, information, people, goods and services
8
World Cities are located in the Developing World
True
False
9
Economics restructuring is not a key factor in the changing role of regional centres e.g. Dubbo
False
True
10
A metacity (or hypercity) is a conurbation with more than 20 million people
True
False
11
The correct definition of a mega city is.....
A city with a population over 8 million
A city with a population over 10 million
A city that is overcrowded
12
Define
Reorganise urban settlement patterns away from the city.
goals for growing cities and reviving declining cities
policies to improve city management
expansion of people away from central urban areas
13
People who live and work in a world city experience a distinctive cultural lifestyle
True
False
14
Which of the following are characteristics of world cities?
The Olympics, McDonald's and Apple
Cultural spectaculars, TNC HQs & Advanced Producer Services
Advanced Producer Services, dominance and dependence
Financial centres, telecommunication & transportation Nodes
15
Responses to the Challenges of Mega Cities include
Establishment of informal economies
Urban protest
Community Self-Government
Self-Help Projects
16
Examples of Urban Consolidation in Sydney include
Barangaroo
Chatswood
Pyrmont
Dubbo
17
Urbanisation and urban growth are occurring most in the developing world
True
False
18
Challenges of living in mega cities include
Poor sanitation and lack of affordable housing
Internet access
Tertiary employment opportunities
Low traffic infrastructure and lack of clean water
19
Define
An area with a complex set of functions
Increase in proportion of people living in towns and cities
The promise of higher standards of living
Rate at which an urban population increases in a over time
20
Define
A make-up brand
The deterioration of the built environment
Moving from the city to rural, continuing an urban lifestyle
the redevelopment of an urban area
